"For I know the plans that I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope." --Jeremiah 29:11

Monday, February 06, 2006

This is what we learned today:

Biblical Intro

There are 3 views of the millennium: post-millennialism, amillennialism, and premillennialism.

There are 7 years of tribulation before the establishment of the millennial kingdom.

The mystery kingdom is the Davidic kingdom that Jesus offered to the Jews but they rejected it. Because they rejected it, He postponed it and set up the church as the mystery kingdom until His coming which brings on the millennium.

There are 3 parts of the mystery kingdom: the last year of Jesus, the church, and the tribulation.

"Technically Jesus is not the king of the church. Technically He is not our king, but our husband in a figurative sense. He is the king of Israel and the king of the earth. We are His bride."

-- Emmons

Any volunteers to respond to that statement?

There are 57 hours for professional education. There are 48 for arts and sciences. There are 51 for Biblical Curriculum. That totals up to 156 hours to get 2 bachelor's.

I have taken and am in the process of taking:

Old Testament 1

Old Testament 2

Four Gospels

Doctrine 1

Biblical Intro

I still need to take:

Old Testament Poetics

Prophetics 1

Pauline Epistles 1

Pauline Epistles 2

General Epistles

Prophetics 2

Bible Elective (New Testament)

Doctrine 2

Doctrine 3

Doctrine Elective

Church History 1

Church History 2

Dr Emmons did a "commercial" for studying in Jerusalem in our junior year to take care of our Doctrine and NT electives.

Math

I am so glad we use the Hindu-Arabic way of counting.

Anatomy and Physiology

No wonder I'll never be in the medical field!

Four Gospels

It takes a whole 50 minutes for a class to come up with a definition for "parable."

It's a very tense, exciting class, but we never seem to get to the point.

Oliff is just strange. And he sings in class.

What I learned last night from Erin:

In Doctrine 3, you have to read Ryrie's book Dispensationalism and write a paper. According to Erin, "The book would be half the length if he stopped repeating himself."

This is fun. I just discovered how bullets work.

What I have to do this week:

Memorize Mark 1:1-3, 10:45; Philippians 2:5-11

Read Mark

Read Living By the Book pages 141-170

Take an OT quiz

Work 7 hours total (Wednesday and Thursday)

Go to my ministry on Thursday

Make a slideshow for the youth Bible study presentation on Friday

Come up with something to say for Friday

Study for OT exam #1

Read Judges and Ruth again

Figure out if Mr Dunn's video camera can transfer video to my computer and then make a movie with Alexa

Get stuff ready to send to the Philippines

The courses I have left to take:

Greek or Hebrew or Spanish

Literature and Arts of the Western World 1

Literature and Arts of the Western World 2

Children's Literature

Physical Fitness

Life Management

Philosophy

Issues of Contemporary Literature

Cultural Anthropology

Physical Science

Integrated Language Arts

Early Childhood Math

Teaching Social Studies

Practicum

Discipline Seminar

Education Technology

Teaching Science in Elementary School

Dev/Diag Reading Middle School (huh?!)

Math in Middle School

Emergent Literacy

Philosphy of School Ed

Education Assessment

Foundtaions of Special Education

Music/Art/Health/PE

Professional Seminar

Student Teaching 1

Student Teaching 2

TESOL certification courses

CONCLUSION: This is going to be a long 5 years. Forget about the Masters Degree. (But then I can't go home and teach... guess I'm stuck.)

Scripture

"But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel, 'Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior... you are precious in My sight... Do not fear, for I am with you...'"
-- Isa 43:1-5